journal article·2025-04

Spinodal decomposition promoting high thermoelectric performance in half-Heusler

Sichen Duan, Xin Bao, Jiawei Huang, Rongpei Shi, Linfeng Fei, Wenhua Xue, Honghao Yao, Xiaofang Li, Jian Wang, Xingjun Liu, Jun Mao, Feng Cao, Yumei Wang, Qian Zhang

Joule· Volume 9· Issue 4
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